Review of Love & Mercy (2015) by Andrey B — 25 Jan 2016

Magnificent movie about the Beach Boys with incredible performances of both lead actors.

This review of Love & Mercy (2015) was written by Andrey B on 25 Jan 2016.

Love & Mercy has generally received very positive reviews.

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Review of Love & Mercy (2015)

By Charles M (418) on 06 Sep 2016

You don't need to be a Beach Boy fan to find this movie mesmerizing. But once you see it, you'll want to check out some of those simple-seeming songs…

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By Deepak M (183) on 08 Oct 2016

I didn't know anything about the Beach Boys or Brian Wilson before I watched this biopic…

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By Alex Heeney (135) for Seventh Row (175) on 13 Aug 2017

[Love & Mercy] is an actor's showcase, a stealth musical, and occasionally a clumsy way to get across information that might have worked better…

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By Camilla Long (212) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 14 Feb 2018

A strangely unconventional story chopped and uneasily lopped into a deeply conventional Hollywood format, right down to the trophy blonde with…

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By Riley R (34) on 27 Jul 2017

Expecting a lukewarm, forgettable biopic which served mainly to broaden my knowledge of the Beach Boys/Brian Wilson legacy, I was more than…

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By Daniel D (1,629) on 09 Mar 2017

Great film about the little known horror beach boy Brian Wilson had to endure for years. Amazing cast, story and soundtrack…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Vague Visages (31) on 26 Aug 2018

The film's discrepancies ... make for a disorienting journey that may be better spent listening to Pet Sounds one more time…

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 13 Dec 2018

Love & Mercy is always interesting, but it's only occasionally illuminating…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 06 Sep 2017

A biopic not so different from the usual but more perceptive and pleasant, it is worth to understand that perhaps audiences will not have no…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 28 Aug 2016

I really enjoyed this one. Not your typical Biopic. Nice Acting by Cusack & Paul Dano…

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